Australia - Try before you buy.......
Apr 28th 2009 | 3:53 pm
#31
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From: The Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
Re: Australia - Try before you buy.......
If someone has a bad time in Australia and finds that they detest it for one reason or another, why do they have to be slated for it? I dont understand it. If people dont like the place, how is it gonna affect your quality of life? How many people are there in the UK that continually bag the shit out of the place but most nobody gets in their face about it.
I don't hate the UK, but it's no more utopia than Australia is.
Apr 28th 2009 | 4:03 pm
#32
Australia's Doorman
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From: The Shoalhaven, New South Wales, Australia
Re: Australia - Try before you buy.......
So do I. Always amazed by people who emigrate having never been and make a go of it.
Speaking for myself I tend to reserve my comments for posts that make me piss myself laughing.
But for all you punters on here who have thousands of posts and seem compelled to offer your point of view or input every single time someone makes a comment or a blog, take a break, go and speak to someone in real life and stop patrolling these boards just looking to offload your daily dose of shite....
Last edited by Hutch; Apr 28th 2009 at 4:05 pm.
Apr 28th 2009 | 4:25 pm
#33
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Re: Australia - Try before you buy.......
hhhhhhhhhmmm reckon you, and a few other posters have come down way too harsh. This place is absolutely not for everyone and not everyone has the level of savvy when relocating.
I wish people on this board would, instead of retorting with 'who can be the most smart arse or intelligent" or just plain venomous would let people vent, let people say what they want to say without throwing back a load of self righteous crap because your ok and life is wonderful. There is nothing wrong with debate, but this isnt a debate, it is a post from someone who didnt have a good time, regardless of expectations and said it wasnt for them. Ok the last comment that it aint the promised land is worthless but otherwise, just unfortunate.
For someone to spend so much money and energy coming here and being dissapointed must be heart braking. I am just so pleased for many of you, it was a total love at first site experience and settled right in. I did too but thats cool many didnt.
I think try before you buy is a brilliant idea if you can, not everyone can.
But for all you punters on here who have thousands of posts and seem compelled to offer your point of view or input every single time someone makes a comment or a blog, take a break, go and speak to someone in real life and stop patrolling these boards just looking to offload your daily dose of shite....
I wish people on this board would, instead of retorting with 'who can be the most smart arse or intelligent" or just plain venomous would let people vent, let people say what they want to say without throwing back a load of self righteous crap because your ok and life is wonderful. There is nothing wrong with debate, but this isnt a debate, it is a post from someone who didnt have a good time, regardless of expectations and said it wasnt for them. Ok the last comment that it aint the promised land is worthless but otherwise, just unfortunate.
For someone to spend so much money and energy coming here and being dissapointed must be heart braking. I am just so pleased for many of you, it was a total love at first site experience and settled right in. I did too but thats cool many didnt.
I think try before you buy is a brilliant idea if you can, not everyone can.
But for all you punters on here who have thousands of posts and seem compelled to offer your point of view or input every single time someone makes a comment or a blog, take a break, go and speak to someone in real life and stop patrolling these boards just looking to offload your daily dose of shite....
Apr 28th 2009 | 4:31 pm
#34
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Re: Australia - Try before you buy.......
The Aussies arent gonna give you a gold star for vigorously defending the honour of the place so why not just let them have their momemt. Its just a fleeting whinge, criticised today and forgotten tomorrow. Theyre more like you than anyone else so just why not give them guidance?
Apr 28th 2009 | 4:40 pm
#35
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Re: Australia - Try before you buy.......
I reckon theres enough Catastrophe in the OP's post to have a one full hour comedy TV show. It would be a script writers inspiration.
"The worst move of my life"
Isnt it strange how some people have experiences like this.
Love the fight part, by then I really was laughing.... "extra tight handcuffs" ..... Cop that Pommy B..... LOL
"The worst move of my life"
Isnt it strange how some people have experiences like this.
Love the fight part, by then I really was laughing.... "extra tight handcuffs" ..... Cop that Pommy B..... LOL
Apr 28th 2009 | 5:10 pm
#36
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Re: Australia - Try before you buy.......
No, I was just pointing out that that the OP doesn't have to listen to them.
I still think there is nothing wrong with having high expectations, I'm glad where you live meets yours.
Last edited by stm1971; Apr 28th 2009 at 7:09 pm.
Apr 28th 2009 | 5:14 pm
#37
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Re: Australia - Try before you buy.......
hhhhhhhhhmmm reckon you, and a few other posters have come down way too harsh. This place is absolutely not for everyone and not everyone has the level of savvy when relocating.
I wish people on this board would, instead of retorting with 'who can be the most smart arse or intelligent" or just plain venomous would let people vent, let people say what they want to say without throwing back a load of self righteous crap because your ok and life is wonderful. There is nothing wrong with debate, but this isnt a debate, it is a post from someone who didnt have a good time, regardless of expectations and said it wasnt for them. Ok the last comment that it aint the promised land is worthless but otherwise, just unfortunate.
For someone to spend so much money and energy coming here and being dissapointed must be heart braking. I am just so pleased for many of you, it was a total love at first site experience and settled right in. I did too but thats cool many didnt.
I think try before you buy is a brilliant idea if you can, not everyone can.
But for all you punters on here who have thousands of posts and seem compelled to offer your point of view or input every single time someone makes a comment or a blog, take a break, go and speak to someone in real life and stop patrolling these boards just looking to offload your daily dose of shite....
I wish people on this board would, instead of retorting with 'who can be the most smart arse or intelligent" or just plain venomous would let people vent, let people say what they want to say without throwing back a load of self righteous crap because your ok and life is wonderful. There is nothing wrong with debate, but this isnt a debate, it is a post from someone who didnt have a good time, regardless of expectations and said it wasnt for them. Ok the last comment that it aint the promised land is worthless but otherwise, just unfortunate.
For someone to spend so much money and energy coming here and being dissapointed must be heart braking. I am just so pleased for many of you, it was a total love at first site experience and settled right in. I did too but thats cool many didnt.
I think try before you buy is a brilliant idea if you can, not everyone can.
But for all you punters on here who have thousands of posts and seem compelled to offer your point of view or input every single time someone makes a comment or a blog, take a break, go and speak to someone in real life and stop patrolling these boards just looking to offload your daily dose of shite....
Apr 28th 2009 | 5:47 pm
#39
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From: Melbourne
Re: Australia - Try before you buy.......
Had to read OP twice to make sure it wasn't a wind-up. What a corker. Getting arrested on a 2 week reccee - I think a new legend has been born....
Apr 28th 2009 | 5:52 pm
#40
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Re: Australia - Try before you buy.......
[QUOTE=wullieb1;7524572]
The only thing that grates me is the constant 'pardon' due to the Scots accent.
Haha - i don't even get a 'pardon'!
- i get a double take, followed by a weird look that has 'this girl has two heads' written all over it! 
Really annoyed me at first, but now i find it amusing. I do get annoyed at the assumption that i am English and the way the Aussies speak of England when they mean the UK
Saying that, some English do that too!
The only thing that grates me is the constant 'pardon' due to the Scots accent.
Haha - i don't even get a 'pardon'!
- i get a double take, followed by a weird look that has 'this girl has two heads' written all over it! Really annoyed me at first, but now i find it amusing. I do get annoyed at the assumption that i am English and the way the Aussies speak of England when they mean the UK
Saying that, some English do that too!
Apr 28th 2009 | 6:00 pm
#41
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Re: Australia - Try before you buy.......
All this after 1 week of driving around several towns and a koala park, which incidentally is the only good thing about our nation apparently.
Its the OP's personal experience but you can't seriously post things like that and not expect comment. BE is a place for expats, not just the disillusioned.
Apr 28th 2009 | 6:03 pm
#42
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Re: Australia - Try before you buy.......
I agree but seriously, where does the average whinging pom go when they find that OZ isnt to their liking? I would have thought that BritishExpats would be the one place that they might find a bit of comfort???!!!
The Aussies arent gonna give you a gold star for vigorously defending the honour of the place so why not just let them have their momemt. Its just a fleeting whinge, criticised today and forgotten tomorrow. Theyre more like you than anyone else so just why not give them guidance?
The Aussies arent gonna give you a gold star for vigorously defending the honour of the place so why not just let them have their momemt. Its just a fleeting whinge, criticised today and forgotten tomorrow. Theyre more like you than anyone else so just why not give them guidance?
I was responding to Sherro who said people shouldn't be responding to the original post, but should leave it and not comment. My point is that the OP has invited comment by posting on here, and thats why people are replying. If Sherro doesn't like that, tough, its an open forum.
Apr 28th 2009 | 6:09 pm
#43
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Re: Australia - Try before you buy.......
Does sound like you had a particularly bad holiday, but some of what you said i thnk is quite true:
Queenslanders aren't multicultural like i think some of the other states are, we have come across this a few times.
Tradies are pretty bad for this, we have experienced it and have a bricky mate that hada really bad time of it.
The police do seem to be a law unto their own.
The weather is pretty stiffling, i don't expect it helped coming from British weather.
we have been here 10months, i hated it when i set foot, but now i think it's OK, i will be going home, not because i don't like Australia but because i want to return to be nearer family.
You are def right though TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!
Queenslanders aren't multicultural like i think some of the other states are, we have come across this a few times.
Tradies are pretty bad for this, we have experienced it and have a bricky mate that hada really bad time of it.
The police do seem to be a law unto their own.
The weather is pretty stiffling, i don't expect it helped coming from British weather.
we have been here 10months, i hated it when i set foot, but now i think it's OK, i will be going home, not because i don't like Australia but because i want to return to be nearer family.
You are def right though TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!
Last edited by mohogony; Apr 28th 2009 at 6:13 pm.
Apr 28th 2009 | 6:17 pm
#44
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Re: Australia - Try before you buy.......
I don't think I ever mentioned that I didn't want comments on my posts, comment away, but I will reserve the right to reply to the comments the same everyone else if I don't agree to them. If I agree with someone's post I will also let them know. Sorry you don't like that but as you quite rightly mention it is an open forum and I shall continue to post away to my heart's content.
Apr 28th 2009 | 6:20 pm
#45
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Re: Australia - Try before you buy.......
Don't want to speak for everybody else, but personally I couldn't give a shit if they liked it or not. My hilarity (and it's nothing more than that) stems from the OP's use of such phrases as, "Australia was the promised land", "We were told we would get free medical care", "Gone are the days where you can get a massive bungalow with a pool", "It is not the promise land where you can stroll along the beach all day," (my personal favourite), "Hubby got arrested for breaking up a fight" and the fact that I have never before witnessed such over-inflated expectations of a country.
I don't hate the UK, but it's no more utopia than Australia is.
I don't hate the UK, but it's no more utopia than Australia is.
